1976 Baylor Bears football team

1976 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (5th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1976 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Despite finishing the season ranked #19 in the country with a 7–3–1 record, the Bears did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Houston		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 5–23	37,500
September 18	at Auburn*		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 15–14	50,000
September 25	at No. 14 Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	W 34–19	44,481
October 2	South Carolina*		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 18–17	34,500
October 9	SMU		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 27–20	25,000
October 16	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, Texas	L 0–24	52,241
November 6	No. 12 Arkansas		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	T 7–7	47,900
November 13	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	W 38–6	10,000
November 20	Texas		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 20–10	45,500
November 27	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	W 24–19	11,480
December 4	at No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas	L 21–24	37,105
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game